He that play by the rule always get shafted. Not my words but
it appears to be true. For a long time now the law abiding citizens of this
country have been short changed, pressured, and suffer the most injustice. The
recent spate of killings, in particular the killing of our young people have
followed the trend consistently.
I cannot afford a gun neither would I be able to get a gun
license if I did apply for one. So what do I do, the next best thing was to
carry a machete in my car as my gun. Until it became an offence if the Police
found you in possession of any form of weapon. The Police cannot be everywhere
to protect you so you arm yourself if only to scare off a would be robber. So
you play by the rule and do not walk with a toothpick but then you are held up
at knifepoint and robbed or stabbed to death like the little school boy. How
come you who decide to follow the rule and live as a law abiding citizen end up
being shot or stabbed to death. You don’t even have a remote chance to defend
yourself as you are unarmed by the state. When you hear of another innocent
life being snuffed out you either get angry and want to exact revenge, or you
are so immune that it does not affect you anymore.
I sense a pot boiling and when the lid fly off God help us.
It is quite funny that we recently celebrated the Birthday of Peter Tosh. A man
who did not want any peace, only equal rights and justice. Peter knew what he
was singing about. Even today we are still shouting for Justice. If there is no
justice then this place will disintegrate into chaos and jungle justice. In
days gone by people used to beat a thief and light them on fire. We don’t want
to return to those days but it could happen. We might feel safe behind our
grills and automatic gates, but no one is immune. Gunshot have no sense of
direction our conscience. If law abiding citizens are to stand any chance
against those who seek to maim and kill, then the authorities should seriously
look at arming the rest of us. Right now we are sitting ducks and we all know
what the duck got.
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